Researching Christoph Murr
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 116 people with the Murr surname? In that year Murr was ranked number 3463 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Christoph means "Christ-bearer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Christoph Murr on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Christoph Murr and the Murr Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 230 people with the Murr surname in the UK? Murr is now ranked number 3825 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Christoph Murr
Christoph Gottlieb von Murr
Christoph Gottlieb von Murr (6 August 1733 – 8 April 1811) was a polymathic German scholar, based in Nuremberg. He was a historian and magistrate. He edited and contributed to significant cultural and scientific journals. A notable naturalist von Murr was a Member of the Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin (Berlin Society of Friends of Natural Science) and the Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Bavarian Academy of Sciences). He was alsoan art historian,the author of the first bibliography of books on painting, sculpture, and engraving. He published extensively on illuminated manuscripts, early printed books, the history of libraries, the history of the Jesuit missions, the history of the Jews in China, Arabic and Chinese literature. Familiar with most of the European languages, he was an active correspondent with many of the most distinguished scholars of the period. He had a vast library.
Source: Christoph Gottlieb von Murr, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Murr
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